. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/URY/13 
18 May 2009 
 (09-2423) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  URUGUAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca, MGAP (Ministry of 
Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Ovine semen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes para la 
Importación de Semen Ovino" (Animal health requirements established by MERCOSUR 
States Parties for the importation of ovine semen) Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The notified text  establishes the animal h ealth requirements for 
the importation of ovine semen, and the corresponding veterinary certificate. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/URY/13 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
GMC Nº 43/08 "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes para la Importación de 
Semen Ovino" (MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 43/08:  
Animal health requirements established by MERCOSUR States Parties for the importation of ovine semen) (available in Spanish) .  The measure will be published in the Diario 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  29 May 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales 
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca 
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso 
Montevideo, Uruguay Tel.: +(5982) 412-6358 Fax: +(5982) 412-6331 E-mail: mgapuai@mgap.gub.uy 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos 
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca Constituyente 1476, segundo piso 
Montevideo, Uruguay 
Tel.: +(5982) 412-6369 Fax: +(5982) 412-6304 E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy